MULTIFUNCTION MEDICAL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS OF USE
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1. A medical device, comprising:
- a flexible tube configured to be disposed in a working lumen of an endoscope;
an elongate member configured to cut tissue and extend from the flexible tube; and
a cauterizing member configured to cauterize tissue and to move relative to the elongate member and the flexible tube,wherein the cauterizing member substantially surrounds at least a portion of the elongate member.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention may include a medical device. The medical device may include a flexible tube, an elongate member configured to cut tissue and extend from the flexible tube, and a cauterizing member configured to cauterize tissue and to move relative to the elongate member and the flexible tube. The cauterizing member may substantially surround at least a portion of the elongate member.
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27 Claims
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1. A medical device, comprising:
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a flexible tube configured to be disposed in a working lumen of an endoscope; an elongate member configured to cut tissue and extend from the flexible tube; and a cauterizing member configured to cauterize tissue and to move relative to the elongate member and the flexible tube, wherein the cauterizing member substantially surrounds at least a portion of the elongate member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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15. A medical device, comprising:
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a flexible tube defining a lumen; an elongate member configured to cut tissue, the elongate member defining a lumen configured to accommodate fluid flow from the lumen of the flexible tube; a cauterizing member configured to move relative to the elongate member and the flexible tube; and an electrical connector disposed in the lumen of the flexible tube, wherein the electrical connector is configured to accommodate current flow to at least one of the elongate member and the cauterizing member when the electrical connector is in contact with fluid disposed in the lumen of the flexible tube, wherein the electrical connector consists of an electrically conductive material. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of treating tissue, comprising:
providing a device including; a flexible tube configured to be disposed in a working lumen of an endoscope; an elongate member configured to cut tissue; and a cauterizing member configured to move to a first position and a second position relative to the elongate member and the flexible tube, wherein the first position is different from the second position, positioning the cauterizing member in the first position such that the cauterizing member does not surround a portion of the elongate member; with the cauterizing member in the first position, cutting tissue via the portion of the elongate member; positioning the cauterizing member to the second position so as to substantially surround the portion of the elongate member; and with the cauterizing member in the second position, cauterizing tissue via the cauterizing member. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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